Category: Events

Today marked the long awaited return of scientist Scott Ziglinski to St Malachy’s BNS. It was yet another very welcome visit which the children found very enjoyable. The main task of the day was to power a go-cart using magnets. As always, the competition was fierce and those who didn’t start off so well learned…

The Halloween Fancy Dress competition was split into a Junior and Senior grade. There were some excellent costumes so a huge thanks to all the parents and gaurdians for putting time and effort into making it such a great success. The yard was no place for the feint hearted! Check out our pictures of the…

This week in St Malachy’s BNS, we held a ‘Lego Legends’ competition. In order to enter, the boys took in a lego masterpiece of their choice from home, these were then judged and seven finalists made it through to the last day. In the final, the boys were placed in a room and given three…

To mark the finale of Maths Week 2018, the teachers and students combined to create a Maths Fair in our hall. This gave every class in the school the chance to challenge themselves against their friends in games ranging from Sudoku to X’s & O’s. The fair included a huge number and variety of stations…

This past week has been a vèry busy one in St Malachy’s BNS, having hosted Maths Week in an incredibly inclusive, competitive and fun environment. Among an amazing list of Maths conundrums and games, the junior classes exercised their primatab skills while the senior took part in the Maths Week Maths Boards Challenge. However, one…

The boys of St Malachy’s were given a real treat recently with the visit of Tadgh & Sarán O’Mhaollaghán . The two brothers, past pupils of the school popped in to talk about where their love of music came from, their time at the school and some insight into the types of music and instruments they…

Best wishes to our 6th class boys who are moving to pastures new after spending five great years in the Friary. A special mass was held in their honour on Monday, June 25th in the Friary church, celebrated by our new Prior, Fr. David Barrins. This was a very talented group of boys who have…

The semi-final and final of the lunchtime leagues took place last Friday. This is a fantastic competition organised and run by Mr Farrell in which the children play a number of gaelic matches during lunchtime over a number of weeks. Both the junior and senior end of the school have four teams so everyone competes…

On Friday last we gathered all the boys in the hall for what was a very enjoyable prize giving ceremony from Sports Day 2018. There was a huge array of talent and they picked up certificates and medals across a wide range of events such as Sprints, Long Jump, Egg & Spoon and relays. It…